He who follows reason in all things is both tranquil and active at the same time, and also cheerful and collected.
Marcus AureliusA good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.
Marcus AureliusIt is possible to depart from life at this moment. Have this thought in mind whenever you act, speak, or think.
Marcus AureliusAm I doing anything? I do it with reference to the good of mankind. Does anything happen to me? I receive it and refer it to the gods, and the source of all things, from which all that happens is derived.
Marcus AureliusEvery living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
Marcus AureliusGod sees the minds (ruling principles) of all men bared of the material vesture and rind and impurities. For with his intellectual part alone he touches the intelligence only which has flowed and been derived from himself into these bodies. And if thou also usest thyself to do this, thou wilt rid thyself of thy much trouble. For he who regards not the poor flesh which envelops him, surely will not trouble himself by looking after raiment and dwelling and fame and such like externals and show.
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